Poetry Buffet
*~* Poetic Morsels from “LOVE’S REPARATIONS” *~*
Back to the Future
If I had the benefit of time travel,
I would go back to our beginning
and steal all my mistakes, my misgivings, my fears
so that, when we got to the rough spots,
to our critical path,
I’d have no other option but to
stand still and love my way through it
© 2006 Jackie Young – Love’s Reparations
Foreign Language
We slept forming a human figure eight,
limp yet full
clothed loosely in afterglow.
In this space perfumed
by our souls’ kiss
where touch became music
moans morphing into melody.
Lips played along suddenly milky keys
backs arching
toes curling
causing jewel-toned rainbows to flash behind our eyes
as we created our own body language.
I would awaken
holding onto the sticky remnants of our combined alphabet
praying that you would,
just this once,
talk to me the way you touch me.
© 2006 Jackie Young – Love’s Reparations
Unbowed
Life,
curving around me
would neither slow down
nor
wait until I caught my breath
and so,
I learned to dance
uninhibited
through each storm
© 2006 Jackie Young – Love’s Reparations
Let the Games Begin
You place butterfly kisses
in the center of my back.
My pulse hopscotches
in veins containing air.
My heart double-dutches
over entwined strands of promises
we aim to keep.
…in this game of tag,
I don’t mind being it.
© 2006 Jackie Young – Love’s Reparations
*~*~ Poetic Morsels from “DEAR ADAM” *~*~*
YOU
You….
bring me peace…in strong constant waves,
wrapped in the buoyancy of your smile
and i am never sure as to HOW you know it’s needed….or when…
but i graciously & humbly accept it
You…
lift stress & doubt from the creases around my mouth
as you gently cradle my face,
no words spoken, just a clear glance into my soul
an unobstructed view into what you call
“something beautiful”
and it is in moments like this,
these precious seconds,
when my soul radiates from the energy of we two
when my veins fill with the sheer rhythm of you
when my heart sings your name….
that i feel a miracle unfold
© 2006 Jackie Young
dreaming reality
to sleep, perchance to dream
i close my eyes and find you near –
as close to me as my own heartbeat
erratic rhythms flow through my veins
as you smile
i see myself in the context of your love
we be…
immersed in the grace of God
you whisper to me sweetly,
“flesh of my flesh, bone of my bone”
and i know beyond a shadow of a doubt that
here
in this moment
i have been birthed anew
in this space, you kiss away the pain of the past,
hush the hesitation of the present
offer up fervent prays for the future
and i sigh contentment into the atmosphere
to sleep, perchance to dream
and should i awaken to find you here –
truly here
i will give thanks
not for a dream come true
but rather
for an answered prayer
© 2006 Jackie Young
home
you appeared
and suddenly
all the words i was born to speak
all the songs i was meant to sing
all the dreams i was designed to imagine
all the love i was born to give
all these things and more
converged inside my heart
networking with my spirit
until finally,
i sang my dream to you in words only you could understand
and i knew…
beyond a shadow of a doubt….
i was home
© 2007 Jackie Young
*~*~* Poetic Morsels from “UNZIP MY SOUL” *~*~*
Appetizer
We lingered over a meal
Spicy us trying something new
Feeding off our collective vibe
Full of we and wine
Fingers laced together comfortably
Laughter draped across our laps
As he made love
To
My
Mind.
Others rushed to & fro, around us
Not noticing my body quiver
As he sought
To
Touch
My
Soul.
© 2006 Jackie Young
word play
i hear your voice
caramel coated
lyrical
hypnotic
and i want to crawl in between
the syllables you speak
wrap myself in that spicy accent
let it lull me into a place of contentedness
i want to think of questions to ask
that will keep you talking
so i can feel the heat of your verbal caress
until my knees AND my eardrums are weak
i want to reach
into the warmth of your mouth,
let my fingers form the words
i want to hear…
the words you hesitate to say…
line them up on the tip of your tongue
and kiss them into existence
© 2006 ~ Jackie Young
blush
his words birth warmth
soul deep
sending tingles up my spine
they tiptoe into my senses
lining up until they spell his name
their tiny kisses sparking electricity
to ripple through my veins
and smiles blossom in my spirit
like morning glories
opening up to greet him,
welcoming him into the sanctuary
of my arms
i fit myself into the cocoon of his hug
breathing in the heady scent of him
feeling my body awakening
stirring, pressing
he smiles….
i
blush
© 2007 ~ Jackie Young
“POETRY…MORE THAN WORDS…VOICE”
